Piko Interactive
Piko Interactive logo | |
Industry | Video games |
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Founded | 2013 |
Founder | Eleazar Galindo Navarro |
Headquarters | Houston, Texas |
Number of employees | 1-10 employees |
Website |
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Piko Interactive LLC is a game development and publishing company that concentrates in the development of new games for old consoles such as the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Sega Genesis, Atari Jaguar, and Amiga, as well as portable platforms such as the original Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. They have several distribution channels from physical game cartridges, bundled games on plug and play consoles, to popular digital distribution channels like Steam Greenlight, Apple Store, and Google play.[1]
The company was founded in 2013 by Eleazar Galindo Navarro and is based in Houston, Texas.[2] Since its foundation, the company has acquired the rights to produce and publish various titles including homebrews, incomplete or unreleased games, and games that relatively unknown to the Western world.[3]
Games Published
Game | Year Released | System | Genre | Developer | Notes |
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Super 4 in 1 Multicart | December 14, 2013 | Super NES | Miscellaneous/Compilation | Piko Interactive LLC | Compilation of 4 different homebrew games from 3 different developers. Funded via Kickstarter.[4] |
AstroHawk | 2013 | Super NES | Shoot 'em Up | Paul Lay | Free space shooter homebrew game similar to original Asteroids. |
Super Noah's Ark 3D | 12/31/2013 (SNES re-print) 06/23/2015 (Steam) | Super NES, Windows, macOS, Linux | First-Person Shooter | Wisdom Tree | Steam package including SNES and DOS version.[5] |
Mazezam Challenge | 2013 | Super NES | Puzzle | Alekmaul | A homebrew puzzle video game. |
UWOL: Quest for Money | 2013 | Super NES | Action/Platformer | Alekmaul | A port of ZX Spectrum homebrew game by The Mojon Twins. |
N-Warp Daisakusen | 2013 | Super NES | Action/Fighting | Gra | This homebrew game consists on a 2-8 player free-for-all fighting game. |
Rockfall | 2013 | Super NES | Puzzle/Action | Paul Lay | A Boulderdash clone developed back in 1995/6. |
Classic Kong | January 11, 2014 | Super NES | Platformer | Bubble Zap Games | Donkey Kong clone. |
Creepy Bird | March 17, 2014 | Super NES | Action/Arcade | Piko Interactive LLC | A horror themed Flappy Bird clone. |
Mr. Bloppy Saves the World | 2014 | Super NES | Educational Platformer | Compedia | A previously unreleased game. |
Super Thor Quest | 2014 | Super NES | Platformer | Bubble Zap Games | Donkey Kong clone. |
Apocalypse II | May 22, 2015 | Super NES | Shoot-'Em-Up | Psygnosis | A previously unreleased game. |
Dorke and Ymp | 08/06/2015 (SNES) 10/20/2016 (Steam) | Super NES, Windows | Action Adventure | Norse | A previously unreleased game.[6] Steam package including original SNES version. |
Corn Buster | August 6, 2015 | Super NES | Action | Engine Software | A previously unreleased game. It has a similar gameplay like Devilish for the Sega Genesis. |
Hind Strike | August 6, 2015 | Super NES | Simulation/Flight/Combat | Bubble Zap Games | A top view military shooter which is inspired in the bonus levels from Pilotwings for SNES. The game features 16 bit graphics with Mode 7 rotating effects. |
Water Margin - The Tales of Clouds and Winds | August 6, 2015 | Genesis | Beat-'Em-Up | Never Ending Soft Team | A translated Genesis game previously available only in China (Taiwan and Hong Kong markets mostly) during the late 90's.[7] |
Quest Forge: By Order of Kings | September 5, 2015 | NES | Action Adventure | Ludosity Interactive | A new homebrew game for NES.[8] |
Jim Power: The Lost Dimension | September 30, 2015 (Steam) | Windows | Platformer | Loriciel | Steam package including SNES and DOS version.[9] |
Duke Nukem 3D | October 16, 2015 | Genesis | First-Person Shooter | 3D Realms | Previously available only in Brazil during the late 90's.[10][11] |
Broken Circle | November 6, 2015 | Game Boy Advance | Role-playing | 7 Raven Studios | A previously unreleased game. |
World Reborn | November 6, 2015 | Game Boy Advance | Shoot-'Em-Up | NeoPong Software | A previously unreleased game. |
Anguna - Warriors of Virtue | November 6, 2015 | Game Boy Advance | Action Adventure | Bite the Chili Productions | A homebrew game previously released in 2008. |
Legend | 11/10/2015 (Steam) TBA 2016 (SNES re-print) | Windows, Super NES | Beat-'Em-Up | Arcade Zone | Steam package including original SNES version.[12] |
Iron Commando: Koutetsu no Senshi | 07/13/2016 (Steam) TBA 2016 (SNES) | Windows, Super NES | Beat-'Em-Up | Arcade Zone | Steam package including translated SNES version. SNES 2016 release is fully translated in English. |
Wisdom Tree NES Collection | TBA 2016 | NES | Miscellaneous/Compilation | Wisdom Tree | A compilation of 7 NES games in one cartridge. It will include these following games; Bible Adventures, Spiritual Warfare, Exodus, Joshua & the Battle of Jericho, Sunday Funday, Bible Buffet, and King of Kings. |
Snakky | TBA 2016 | NES | Action/Arcade | Shiru | A Snake clone. |
Wisdom Tree Sega Genesis Collection | TBA 2016 | Genesis | Miscellaneous/Compilation | Wisdom Tree | A compilation of 4 Sega Genesis games in one cartridge. It will include these following games; Bible Adventures, Spiritual Warfare, Exodus, and Joshua & the Battle of Jericho. |
Generals of the Yang Family | TBA 2016 | Genesis | Beat-'Em-Up | Unknown | A translated version of Yi Men Ying Lie: Yang Jia Jiang that previously available only in China (Taiwan and Hong Kong markets mostly) during the 90's. |
Smart Mouse | TBA 2016 | Genesis | Puzzle | Chuanpu | A translated version of Huan Le Tao Qi Shu: Smart Mouse that previously available only in China (Taiwan and Hong Kong markets mostly) during the 90's. |
Sumo Slam | TBA 2016 | Genesis | Action/Arcade | Segaman | A homebrew video game. |
Custodian | TBA 2016 | Atari Jaguar | Arcade/Shooter | Realms Software Concepts | A port of Atari ST/ Amiga game.[13] |
Games Acquired
- Battle Squadron (Amiga, Genesis)
- Sword of Sodan (Amiga, Genesis)
- Onslaught (Amiga, Atari ST, PC, Mega Drive)[14]
- Skweek (Amiga, Atari ST, Atari Lynx, PC, Amstrad CPC, Game Gear, PC Engine)
- Pinkie (Super NES)
- Mysterious Song (Super NES)
- Barver Battle Saga: Tai Kong Zhan Shi (Genesis)
- Feng Shen Ying Jie Chuan (Genesis)
- Shui Hu Zhuan (Genesis)
- Tun Shi Dian Ti III (Genesis)
- Ya Se Chuan Shuo (Genesis)[15]
- Tyrannosaurus Tex (Game Boy Color)[16]
References
- ↑ Official Piko Interactive LLC website
- ↑ Interview by HoustonPress website
- ↑ Article by Retro Gaming Magazine website
- ↑ Article by RetroCollect website
- ↑ Article by Eurogamer website
- ↑ Interview by Retrovolve website
- ↑ Article by Siliconera website
- ↑ Article by Retro Game Network website
- ↑ Article by Retro Gaming Magazine website
- ↑ Article by Retro Gaming Magazine website
- ↑ Interview by Sega-16 website
- ↑ Article by Hardcore Gamer website
- ↑ Blog post by Piko Interactive
- ↑ Article in Amigaworld website
- ↑ Post in Sega-16 Forum
- ↑ Article by Retro Gaming Magazine website